I was playing about a month ago, the table was playing really friendly poker, no one was jamming a bunch of chips into the middle. On this particular hand, I wake up with pocket Kings, I raise 3x bb to $1.50. BB calls. The flop comes 4s 10c Kc. I bet the pot ($3) and BB comes over the top for $6. He's been playing pretty tight, so I put him on AK. I shove all in for the rest of my chips ($74). He has me covered and calls and turns over Ks 4h. The turn and river are blanks, and I take down the pot.
Was that bad etiquette to go after his stack? I play because it's fun, but also to make some money - like everyone else I imagine. The guy was really cool about the beat, said "that's poker" and that he put me on Aces. Anyway, I'd appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks

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Hi Frenki:

I think you played that hand as well as any Pro! Although you might feel a little guilty taking his stack, everyone plays real money poker to win. The reason he was so nice after you took his cash is because he repected how you played the game!

Congrads to you!

I don't care how friendly the game, if you are going to play any poker ', game like No Limit Texas Hold'em you have to play properly, i.e. to win.To learn more about "friendly" strategy see some online sites like pokerspeel.nl .In this case you shoved all in, he CHOSE to call you, he could have folded. If you did have access and his two pair was best, do you think he would have chopped the pot with you just to be nice? Of course not. You have to play to win, or you might just as well not play for real money at all.Frankly, he should not have called a raise with such a junk hand. He was vulnerable to pocket kings, tens or fours. He was also vulnerable to a flush draw or a straight draw, or even king ten. There were so many hands that could have him in trouble, it is questionable to call off $74 to win the comparatively small amount that was in the pot.In any case, good hand. You should not feel bad about this kind of thing, if you do you should just pick a less competitive game.

If your playing poker for money there is no such thing as etiquette in my personal opinion.

I play for fun, but making money is my priority.

And remember, all is fair in love and war...and poker

if everyone played 'nice nice' poker would be a very boring game. you're not there to make friends, you're there to have fun and make money, that's why you play. No its not bad etiquette to move all in here.If people want to play nice they can play the limit tables. No limit is a ruthless game!

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It hurts to remember beats. I follow simple strategy never remember loss it can be a hurdle in playing.

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